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Maine police were alerted weeks ago about shooter’s threats
National News “He slipped through the cracks,” said Jody Madeira, an Indiana University law professor who has studied gun laws. “There were warning signs.” Law enforcement continue a manhunt in the aftermath of a mass shooting, in Durham, Maine, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023..Authorities are scouring hundreds of acres of family-owned property, sending dive teams to […]
Boston University police investigating 2 reported sexual assaults
Local News Two students reported separate incidents on Thursday night of being inappropriately touched by a person on a bicycle. Blake Nissen/ Boston Globe Boston University Police issued an alert on Friday after two students reported separate incidents of being sexually assaulted by a person on a bicycle on Thursday night. Police said the first […]
Police: Autopsies confirm bodies found in Vt. are 2 missing Mass. men
Local News Jahim Solomon, 21, of Pittsfield, and Eric White, 21, of Chicopee, were both murdered, according to police. Police have confirmed that the bodies of Eric White (left) and Jahim Solomon (right), both 21, have been found in Vermont. Vermont State Police Authorities have confirmed that the bodies found this week in Vermont are […]
Police: Woman, 23, found dead in Vermont IDed, death treated as ‘suspicious’
Local News Tanairy “Tanya” Velazquez Estrada, 23, was found dead Wednesday in the town of Washington. Vermont police have identified the woman whose body was found earlier this week and whose death is being treated as suspicious. Tanairy “Tanya” Velazquez Estrada, 23, most recently of Barre, Vermont, was found dead Wednesday in the town of […]
Live Updates | Lewiston schools to close as police search for mass shooting suspect
Politics The death toll in the shooting at a Maine bowling alley and a restaurant has risen to 18 people killed, according to Gov. Janet Mills. Another 13 were injured. A police officer stands at a road closure near a bowling alley, seen in background, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine. The site is […]
Cambridge police investigate sexual assault on Lesley University campus
Crime The September assault was reported to police this past weekend, police said. A sexual assault is reported to have happened on Lesley University’s campus in Cambridge in September. Steve Annear/The Boston Globe Cambridge police are investigating a sexual assault reported to have happened on Lesley University’s campus in September. According to the university, the […]
Firearms instructor treated at mental health facility is person of interest in Maine shooting, police say
Local News A police intelligence bulletin says the man, Robert Card, had been trained as a firearms instructor at a U.S. Army Reserve training facility in Maine. An active shooter remained at large Wednesday evening in Lewiston, Maine. A lockdown has been ordered. Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office By Associated Press updated on October 25, 2023 […]
2 transit officers taken to hospital after being bitten by woman during arrest, police say
Police said the woman was being arrested following an assault. The post 2 transit officers taken to hospital after being bitten by woman during arrest, police say appeared first on Boston.com.
Boston police ask public to help identify Roxbury indecent assault suspect
Crime The assault happened Monday near the intersection of Tremont and Hammond streets, police said. Boston police detectives are asking the public to help them identify a suspect they believe was involved in an indecent assault in Roxbury on Monday. The assault took place near the intersection of Tremont and Hammond streets around 5:45 p.m., […]
Police: Marshfield man shot guns at neighbors’ houses while drunk
Local News David Planchard, 66, is facing multiple charges in connection with the incident. A Marshfield man is facing multiple charges after police say he shot guns from his porch toward his neighbors’ houses while he was drunk. Marshfield police said officers responded around 8 p.m. on Monday to a call from a resident in […]